Daily Graphic Novel Recommendation 178

Domovoi

by Peter Bergting
Genre notes: folklore, adventure
136 pages
ISBN: 1616550902 (Amazon)

Domovoi is neat because while it's supernatural adventure in the vein of Hellboy, it plays on Russian/Slavic folklore in a way I haven't seen much of. The art is reminiscent of Mignola's too, but more fun, more frisky. It's a good little story with lots of magic and charm. And a cute, wise cat who kills monsters.

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